Environmental conservation in Oceania

05 Nov 2008
Pirates taking heavy toll of toothfish
The future of the Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish and the highly valuable fishery concentrated in the Southern Ocean is under significant pressure from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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13 Oct 2008
Spain, Japan back bluefin tuna ban
Key fishing state Spain and key tuna market Japan joined with a majority of other countries to back closing the Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna fishery until it can be brought under control and establishing protected areas in the main breeding grounds.
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23 Sep 2008
Newly discovered sharks swimming into troubled waters
Indiscriminate fishing and the shark fin soup trade are key threats facing around 100 new shark and ray species discovered recently off the coasts of Australia.
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